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Well, as warned here yesterday, the promotion by Wyndham Rewards to give everyone 4 times the amount of SPG points donated to charity had all the bells of potential mega fraud all over it. And they canceled the promotion before it officially started! Here is the statement posted online:
Today’s Wyndham Rewards trade up was offered in the spirit of generosity. Before the offer even began, there were obvious and significant examples of fraud. Much to our dismay and disappointment, we have to cancel this promotion. We will, however, make a donation of 5 million Wyndham Rewards points to charity as the work they do on behalf of others is real magic.
We know some of you had the best intentions, and we want to reward you with what you’ve earned. If you believe you’ve met all of the terms & conditions below, and have already submitted via email, we will be in contact in response to your inquiry.
We’re sad to have to cancel this promotion, but remain dedicated to winning your loyalty.
Sad thing is some people legitimately DID donate their SPG points and now are worried they are going to get screwed. Hey Wyndham Rewards, may I offer you my awesome consulting services so you can run by another super promotion you plan to do by me first? You know, it may save you some face…if you have any left that is, WTF!
Good post on several credit cards and how they have fared recently. One thing about this hobby…is that there is perpetual change!
Get yet another 500 Virgin America miles free!
Oh, perpetual devaluations too. There goes all the games used to be played with the United award search engine #RIP
When I asked about VPN recommendations, many of you suggested several providers. I just started using ExpressVPN as I know this one works great in Iran where I will be using it very soon. Great experience so far, I am impressed. So much so that…I will add it to the Support TBB page when I get to it where I only recommend stuff that I use myself and am enthusiastic about. You can check it out yourself by clicking on my REFERRAL LINK. Full Disclosure: For each signup, I get an extra 30 days free. And so do you! Up to 3 devices, I really like it so far!
My reaction after seeing this headline was “Oh shit!”: Donald Trump’s campaign is now offering an “exclusive limited edition black card Did I say I can’t stand this guy…yes I did. Hey, it’s my blog, so here is another one about that second debate. I am ready for the insults, they…amuse me 🙂
Wells Fargo may have known…since 2006! #barf
Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2016 Finalists
How to Treat a Bee Sting, Because I care about you. Please note how a credit card (insert imaginary link) can help about this!
And I leave you with this…
Thank you to the reader who got the 100k pts Amex Business Platinum card with my link! No, we are NOT talking about the crappy 40k personal Amex Platinum card so many other bloggers are selling, you know better!
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Back in the golden saddle after a hiatus. Enjoy Iran! Looking forward to a full report!
Well, considering that I have not even uploaded the pics from my Asia trip in June…I would not hold my breath about Iran full report…this decade lol.
If the UA changes stick, there’s no reason I can think of to accumulate MP miles. Time to unload what’s already in the cupboard.
So I get a free month with every sign-up. Ok, if that’s what they want…..
So, we should expect The Points Guy to lower United and Chase Ultimate Rewards valuations soon right? Lol.
ExpressVPN, so far at least, rocks.
Please post ExpressVPN referral. I will gladly use your link.
Never mind. Read you were going to post it without noticing the large red all caps referral link embedded.
Yep, it’s there…I am going to make a killing…opens a new tab to check and sees a big fat greek zero lol
Billy Bush loses his job at NBC…..Watzup wit all deez Bushs, they screw everything up
Bush Family voting for Hillary. That should even make a crazy lefty like TBB question is choice. But it wont.
Isn’t it ironic that Bush loses his job joking about Bush?
Speaking of Bush…………………Hillary…shaved, unshaved or landing strip?
if this don’t put me on TBB Double Secret Probation, nothing wll
“crazy lefty like TBB” – LOL
Thanks for the laugh.
I started to have some respect for the Bushs at last…
To me, this election comes down to sanity vs vulgar venomous insane charlatan asshole. Even the Bushs see it 🙂
Funny how you call me that and when I go to Greece they call me a capitalist pig woohoo!
KenBone: You will be forgiven if you do not vote for Trump. Maybe… #thatwasbad
I get that you gravitate towards corrupt lefties as you are Greek by birth. But you claiming that Hillary is “sane” and not completely corrupt and morally bankrupt is just your lefty side rearing its ugly head.
How did I get in the middle of this
Clinton: sane
Trump: insane
Clinton: corrupt
Trump: corrupt who does not pay taxes
Lets not get into morals, come on!
Bankruptcy: I think Trump has that covered.
Look, this vulgar despicable piece of shit, Trump, the man…is UNFIT to be President of the United States of America.
It is sad we are faced with this choice. But it is an easy choice. And that is sad too.
Miss Piggie, grab them by the meow, attacking the parents of a Muslim Marine hero, and on and on and on… I can’t believe this charlatan became the nominee for US President of a major political party. WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If donald’s quite UN-Presidential behavior hadn’t already pushed me to vote Clinton, then alt-right/paid trolls, like SSTL, who excuse each and every nasty new data point would!
SSTL, you realize that with each trolling post you guys push more people towards Clinton, doncha? And you trumptrolls are posting a bunch lately! Dumb, dumb, dumb!
You can vote for whoever you want. But when George starts approving of George Bush because he is voting for Clinton then it starts to get goofy. Clinton isnt close to “sane”. She is a crooked, war mongering self interest career politician who will continue to add to the debt, have the Fed continue to print trillions of dollars without recourse and continue to side with the large mega banks. Nothing will change with her as POTUS
ExpressVPN damned pumping wannabe Titan… 🙂
LOL at the Comedy Wildlife photos — who knew there was such a thing?
I see Caroline couldn’t get an Iran visa for your Iran adventure and was surprised to read 7/8 travelers were turned down — assume Buzz was accepted or is using the “Greek passport trick”?
Long read on the DOJ caving to the US/AA merger: http://tinyurl.com/zxue28j It is just this type of cronyism that is pissing off the US electorate. Vote them ALL out…
Happy Hump Day and #TBBon
Yeah, I am using the Greek passport, God bless it!
See comment above on ExpressVPN, looks like I am killing it 🙂
I bookmarked that link, thanks. I always catch up on reading material…preferably in my flat bed and snacking in lounges 🙂
Does dansdeals censor comments? I’ve posted a total of three comments on 2 articles since Monday and none have appeared days later when I viewed those two articles again. The comments are not even inflammatory.
My experience: Made a few comments, never saw them immediately…apparently “in moderation”. Came back one of those times to see if one of my comment ever posted, nope!
Finally, made another one. Same thing. I contacted him on Twitter…I think I saw it show up when I visited again the next day.
So you make up your own judgment. All I know is when you post something and it does not appear immediately or ever…is like a dagger to the visitor who is taking time to contribute. So…I am done commenting there.
If anyone posts something here and it does not appear immediately…it is caught in spam folder. Please alert me so I can do dig it up and approve it.
George, your comment was eaten when DD was down as you noted, I asked you to repost it as it never made it through.
Assuming however that AWS didn’t go down:
If you don’t see a comment posted within an hour I’m either on vacation or it’s a Jewish holiday when I’m offline.
Last night sundown until sundown today was Yom Kippur. No eating, no drinking, and no electronics for 25 hours.
In case you need my future schedule, don’t expect comments to be approved from any Friday sundown through Saturday sundown, from sundown this Sunday through sundown Tuesday for Sukkos, and from sundown next Sunday through sundown Tuesday for Simchas Torah.
Otherwise comments can go to spam, so shoot me a Tweet or email if that happens and I’m happy to try to dig it up from the garbage that’s usually there. That is, unless your email also goes into my spam folder in which case I’ll never see it 😉
Ok.
I need a vacation too. And I am taking one in a few days. Finally.
I am scared of my own spam folder
I’m not sure I’d call 25+ hours of no eating or drinking a vacation.
If it is, I need a vacation to recover from my vacation.
For religious folks, it must be better than a vacation.
Yom Kippur definitely gives me a spiritual high, or a vacation for my soul.
But the body still has needs…